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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Graiguefrahane

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Graiguefrahane is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Graiguefrahane, County Tipperary, Ireland. The circular area measures 41 metres east to west and sits on a natural rock outcrop beside a fortified house to the west. A 1.5-metre-high scarp defines the edge, while a modern field fence cuts through the eastern side. No ditch or entrance feature is visible.
Situated on natural rock outcrop in undulating countryside with a nearby fortified house (TN035-030) to the W. A raised circular area (diam. 41m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 1.5m) which is intersected at E by a modern field fence. No fosse or entrance feature visible. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

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